(WMC-TV) - Seventeen -year-old Chris Sowell is charged with murder in the death of his 11-year-old neighbor, Jessica Williams. Josh Golden says he spent every day in school with Sowell. He described Sowell

Seventeen -year-old Chris Sowell is charged with murder in the death of his 11-year-old neighbor, Jessica Williams.

(WMC-TV) - A 17-year-old is under arrest in connection with the disappearance and death of 11-year-old Jessica Williams. According to Mississippi County Sheriff Dale Cook, Christopher Sowell, of Gosnell,

The 17-year-old charged in the death of 11-year-old Jessica Williams reportedly confessed to becoming angry at her before strangling her and pushing her off of a bridge.

(WMC-TV) - A community is rallying around the family of a little girl found murdered in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Jessica Williams, 11, made an impact in the community before and after her death.

From street cornersto the Internet, the community of Gosnell is raising money for the family of Jessica Williams.

The 11-year-old was found murdered Wednesday in a lake not far from her home on Highway 503. A complete autopsy report is pending, but the preliminary information suggests Williams may have drowned.

Neighbor Christopher Sowell, 17, has been charged with the crime.

"I just wish that people would realize that her family is in mourning and that [we] need to respect them and all show them nothing but support," said Hawkins.

Hawkins established the Facebok Page Honoring Jessica Williams. After more than 2,000 likes in two days, hundreds have offered to raise and donate money at a fundraiser next Saturday at Gosnell Baptist church.

"The teachers are getting involved. Churches are getting involved the community is getting involved," said Hawkins.

The Poplar Bluff R-1 School district now offers free breakfast and lunch this year to all students, grades pre-K through third, in an effort to help ensure children are receiving the proper nutrition throughout the school day.

The Poplar Bluff R-1 School district now offers free breakfast and lunch this year to all students, grades pre-K through third, in an effort to help ensure children are receiving the proper nutrition throughout the school day.